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an alcove ( tokonoma ), in which is displayed a hanging scroll which may allude to the season, the theme of the chaji, or some other appropriate theme. the guests are served a cup of the hot water, kombu tea, roasted barley tea, or sakurayu . when all the guests have arrived and finished their preparations
[ ] after the meal, there is a break called a nakadachi (中立ち) during which the guests return to the waiting shelter until summoned again by the host, who uses the break to sweep the tea room, take down the scroll and replace it with a flower arrangement, open the tea room's shutters, and make preparations...
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